Hamburg face Manchester City
Hamburg SV will play Manchester City in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals and could meet Bundesliga rivals Werder Bremen in the last four. Shakhtar Donetsk will play Olympique Marseille and Dynamo Kiev face Paris St Germain with the winners lined up to meet...
Hamburg SV will play Manchester City in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals and could meet Bundesliga rivals Werder Bremen in the last four.
Shakhtar Donetsk will play Olympique Marseille and Dynamo Kiev face Paris St Germain with the winners lined up to meet in the semis after the draw was made by UEFA yesterday.
No Ukrainian side had ever previously made it to the UEFA Cup last eight.
Werder will be at home first against Italy's last European contenders Udinese in their quarter-final tie.
City, the world's richest club following their takeover by Abu Dhabi United Group last year, needed penalties to beat Denmark's Aalborg in the last round.
England's last remaining representatives will come up against former Tottenham Hotspur boss Martin Jol, who is now in charge of Bundesliga high-flyers Hamburg.
The UEFA Cup will have a new winner this term after four ex-champions were knocked out this week.
Quarter-finals
Hamburg SV vs Man. City
Paris SG vs D. Kiev
S. Donetsk vs O. Marseille
Werder Bremen vs Udinese
First legs: April 9. Second legs: April 16.
Semi-finals
W. Bremen/Udinese vs Hamburg/ Man. City
Paris SG/D. Kiev vs S. Donetsk/ Marseille
First legs: April 30. Second legs: May 7.